A couple of matchups involving heavyweights from New Jersey and Connecticut highlight today’s high school schedule on a day that includes conference tournament semifinal games in the Big East and ECAC in college lacrosse. Mountain Lakes visits Don Bosco Prep in a Garden State matchup of 7-2 squads. You can watch the 4:30 p.m. encounter […]

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Here’s a rundown of links to the most update national high school and collegiate rankings: * Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse national high school boys power rankings  * Nike/US Lacrosse national high school boys rankings  * Nike/US Lacrosse national high school girls rankings * New York State Sportswriters Association weekly boys rankings * New York State Sportswriters […]

Jack Nail is a textbook position defender. The junior at Greenwich High School (Conn.) is an aggressive player who has good footwork. Nail has helped the Cardinals win eight of their first 10 games, allowing five or less goals in half their games. Last week, Nail decided on his college destination, giving a verbal commitment […]

It will be a matchup of defending state championship teams when St. Anthony’s hosts Fairfield Prep in a NY/CT showdown. St. Anthony’s is the four-time New York CHSAA AAA champion. Fairfield Prep is the defending Connecticut Class L state champ. You can watch the 5 p.m. encounter live on MSGVarsity.com. There’s also a big one […]

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Can Yorktown do it again? The Huskers will be looking to take down an undefeated team for the second straight game tonight when they host 2012 Connecticut Class L state finalist and 2011 state champion Ridgefield at 7 p.m. at Charlie Murphy Field. Yorktown, of course, is coming off a 12-8 win over Chaminade, the […]

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What tristate team has the most dominant defense? The answer could very well be Delbarton. Joe Lombardi explores just that in his latest “Lombardi on Lacrosse” column for MSGVarsity.com. Among other teams included: Yorktown, Chaminade, Manhasset, Garden City, Chaminade, Half Hollow Hills East, Half Hollow Hills West, Long Beach, West Islip, Bronxville and Somers from […]

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Maxpreps photos by Jim Stout John Lisitano of Guilford takes on Erik Pierson of Cheshire during Guilford’s 11-3 SWC win in Cheshire, Conn., April 23. Click here for the complete photo gallery. Tyler Clark of New Milford carries through the midfield during New Milford’s 16-7 SWC road win in Monroe, Conn., April 24. Click here […]

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With Chaminade’s loss to Yorktown, the top varsity squad right now in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, may well be Ward Melville. Just five games separate the Patriots from finishing the regular season unbeaten. The most challenging game during that stretch should come today as Ward Melville […]

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LaxLessons.com file photo It will be quite a week for Yorktown. The Huskers, who upset the nation’s consensus No. 2-ranked team, Chaminade, yesterday end the week by playing in the 24th annual Charlie Murphy Cup game bagainst Lakeland/Panas. The game is set for Saturday, May 4 at 4 p.m. at Yorktown High School. Here’s a […]

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Two conference champion games highlight today’s national television coverage. Virginia takes on North Carolina in the ACC title game at 1 p.m. on ESPNU and WatchESPNU.com. Lehigh meets Bucknell for the Patriot League Championship at 3 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network. In women’s action, UMass plays at Duquesne on the CBS Sports Network at […]

Manhasset and Yorktown shared the spotlight not only of the tristate but the entire nation with a pair of monumental wins on Saturday. ‘Set held on for a 9-7 win over Garden City in the 123rd Woodstick Classic, snapping a streak of three straight Woodstick wins by the Trojans. Yorktown pulled away for a 12-8 […]

This fan attending today’s action at the Big City Classic at MetLife Stadium got in the spirit of things by wearing a LaxLessons.com helmet. The fifth annual Big City Classic didn’t disappoint. Today’s event at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., featured separate high school and collegiate doubleheaders. The day began with the back-to-back high […]

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Both college games of the Big City Classic can be seen today on ESPNU. Action starts at 4 p.m. as Cornell meets Princeton. Then, at 6:30 p.m., Notre Dame faces Syracuse. ESPNU starts a college lacrosse tripleheader with the game between defending national champion Loyola and host Johns Hopkins at 2 p.m. Speaking of “Classics,” […]

It starts with a high school doubleheader at the Big City Classic at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and ends with the longest continuously played high school lacrosse rivalry in the nation. In between there will be plenty of other big varsity games as well as a full slate of college, NLL and MLL […]

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Colgate’s Peter Baum, the 2012 winner, leads the list of the 25 men’s nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy. The 25 women’s nominees were also named today. Here’s the rundown: Men Niko Amato, Maryland – Jr., GK Peter Baum, Colgate – Sr., A Jesse Bernhardt, Maryland – Sr., LSM David DiMaria, Lehigh – Sr., A Tucker […]